Nothing like a major hurricane to interrupt blog posting! By late Wednesday, October 5th, Matthew was predicted to be a category 4 and was heading straight for Melbourne, FL, where I live! We finally decided to evacuate, and began to pack. You don’t need a lot when you flee a hurricane: your personal items, medications…
Finally, here is Second Thoughts, complete. I had a lot of fun working on it and I’m quite happy with the results. Did you notice I turned it upside down? That was just the jolt it needed. Here’s a detail shot. Notice that I added subtle squares in the background. I love little things like that which…
Gee, I haven’t shown you a new quilt in a while. But, in the midst of teaching, exhibits, and TV shows, I’ve still been able to (intermittently) work on my latest abstract quilt. When I last showed it to you, the background was complete and I had decided to add some white squares. I auditioned…
Taping for Quilting Arts TV was a total blast! My sister, Sharon, went with me and served as my “roadie.” The staff and other quilters engaged with her so well that I think she had just as much fun as I did! I arrived the day before taping and they gave me big trays on which…
Check out these final projects from my “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class in Stuart, FL. Keep in mind: they only had about 2 1/2 hours to work with fabric. Look what they accomplished in those few hours! Cathy started with a nice photo of cone flowers. She decided to add another one, which filled…
Exhilarating. That’s the best word to describe my recent class in Stuart, FL. Students came to our “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class with their inspiration fabrics, lots of fabric and quite a bit of artistic courage. After a morning learning about design and sketching their planned compositions, they got to work. And every one…
Meet Shay. She’s a lovely quilter with a quick smile and lots of enthusiasm. Shay likes to make art quilts. The ones with the patterns provided or with patterns she makes herself. Yet, she found herself in my Design Your Own Nature Quilt class which teaches, among other things, how to create WITHOUT a pattern. However, the…
Here are the other winners from 100% Pure Florida. Merit Awards: By Henry Peter This dragonfly looked almost real, although it’s painted with acrylics. In Third Place: And in Second Place: To see the Best of Show and my Award of Merit, see the previous post. This is a very nice exhibit, in Melbourne,…
It was a very good night for fiber at the opening of 100% Pure Florida, in Melbourne, FL. There were four fibers pieces in the juried show, which included 50+ pieces. Just take a look at this beaded dragon, made by Jennifer Shibona. Although it looks great as a sculpture, it’s also wearable. See the metallic…
If you’re in the Melbourne, FL area you’ll want to be sure to see the 100% Pure Florida exhibit which will be on display August 30 – October 1, at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery. My piece, Florida Native #1, will be part of the show. I’ll be at the opening on September 2nd and I hope…